Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-622-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Dan Kaminsky discovered weaknesses in the DNS protocol as implemented by Bind. A remote attacker could exploit this to spoof DNS entries and poison DNS caches. Among other things, this could lead to misdirected email and web traffic.
Affected
bind9 vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS ,
Ubuntu 7.04 ,
Ubuntu 7.10 ,
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-1447 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.4
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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